Posted on 10/10/2011 3:03:13 PM PDT by decimon
CHICAGO – Consuming dietary supplements, including multivitamins, folic acid, iron and copper, among others, appears to be associated with an increased risk of death in older women, according to a report in the October 10 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...
The use of dietary supplements in the United States has increased considerably over the last decade, according to background information in the article. "At the population level, dietary supplements contributed substantially to the total intake of several nutrients, particularly in elderly individuals," the authors write.
Jaakko Mursu, Ph.D., of the University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and colleagues used data collected during the Iowa Women's Health Study to examine the association between vitamin and mineral supplements and mortality (death) rate among 38,772 older women (average age 61.6 years)...
Among the 38,772 women who started follow-up with the first survey in 1986, 15,594 deaths (40.2 percent) occurred over an average follow-up time of 19 years. Self-reported supplement use increased substantially between 1986 and 2004, with 62.7 percent of women reporting use of at least one supplement daily in 1986, 75.1 percent in 1997 and 85.1 percent in 2004.
The authors found that use of most supplements was not associated with reduced total mortality in older women, and many supplements appeared associated with increased mortality risk. After adjustment, use of multivitamins, vitamin B6, folic acid, iron, magnesium, zinc and copper, were all associated with increased risk of death in the study population. Conversely, calcium supplements appear to reduce risk of mortality. The association between supplement intake and mortality risk was strongest with iron, and the authors found a dose-response relationship as increased risk of mortality was seen at progressively lower doses as women aged throughout the study.
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Is it possible that people ill with other diseases or ailments are more likely to try to supplement their way to good health but die anyway - and then this interpreted as garlic et. al. is bad for your health?
Iron has a tendency to accumulate in your body in the liver and too much of that will poison you to death.
There is anecdotal evidence to this. Arctic & Antarctic explorers have died from eating sled dog’s livers from iron poisoning. As we all know liver is the best source of iron.
I have noticed my multi-vites do not contain any iron, lately. And I do not take those more than once or twice a week.
The single most important thing to enhance longevity is exercise & activity. After that comes good nutrition via food and drink. After that is a one shot of gin/brandy/whiskey/vodka in a day. Last is artificial supplements.
That letter has to be fake. Her cursive script would’ve been much better if she was really 84.
I can beat that one, as a kid I played with mercury...drop an old theremonmentor and the mercury balls spilled all over the floor, mom would tell me to scoop it up and I loved playing with it. Making it spread into little balls and then pushing them all together to make a big ball...lots of fun. when I told my grandkids they couldn’t quit laughing...I fear no one or nothing. Mercury is my playtoy......:O)
It makes some sense for post menopausal women. No longer losing iron rich blood monthly, so iron levels tend to build up.
That’s the extent of my KnowledgeBase on the subject.
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>> “Last is artificial supplements.” <<
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For sure!
If it doesn’t have its own DNA, its bad for yours.
>> “I was told 25+ years ago not to take vitamins containing iron supplement.” <<
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Its been known for at least that long that excess iron is an enabler for fast growing cancers.
Metalic mercury is its least dangerous form, but it is still dangerous.
Self-reported supplement use increased substantially between 1986 and 2004, with 62.7 percent of women reporting use of at least one supplement daily in 1986, 75.1 percent in 1997 and 85.1 percent in 2004.
You could do a similar study in the early 1900s on electrification and conclude that having electricity in your home is associated with mortality--because the number of people with electricity in their homes who died skyrocketed between 1900 and 1930.
Red meat is good for you if it is grass fed.
Grain fed and silage fed meat is bad. (poltry too)
I never showed my grandkids the 3rd eye growing out of my shoulder....didn’t want to scare them...GG
>> “However, the left just hates supplements...” <<
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Not the ‘Left,’ but the establishment of both left and right. They are heavily funded by the Pharma giants, who would soon go broke if people ate properly.
The Pharmaceutical industry is the heart and soul of the death culture.
Don't forget carrot consumption. I have it on good authority that 100% of carrots consumed before 1880 were ultimately fatal.
Just don’t get in a hurry, OK?
>> “Best way to get nutrition is by eating real food.” <<
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Ain’t that amazing!
Wild salmon, halibut, no mercury.
LOL! Well, I’m trying my best to hang around at least til Nov 5 when the old guy and I will celebrate 50 yrs of wedded bliss?
She's started eating 8 or 10 prunes (now known as 'dried plums')...apparently this regimine actually rebuilds bone naturally. A Googleization on the subject will probably surprise you - it did us.
Oh, I do agree with you but from experience it is probably one of their kids giving them the vitamins to make them better.
My SIL is always putting my MIL on ginseng, ginko biloba, mega-C, D,E,A. She thinks she is going to make her healthier and improve her memory but she’s 89 flippin’ years old. I’ve seen the harm they do and even in her senility MIL knows now to call me before taking anything.
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